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From Biden DOT, owner-operators look for parking, highways, FLSA reforms
This trio of items adds to those familiar yet newly prominent in Overdrive's reader polling on priorities for a new DOT Secretary under Biden.
January 6, 2021
Channel 19
With the public leery about sharing the road with robots, âAdvocatesâ may be truckersâ ally, for once
As more and more assistive driving technologies keep hitting the roads, truck drivers may find a new kind of ally in a group pressing for safety standards.
February 13, 2020
Business
Ray Martinez stepping down as FMCSA boss at monthâs end
His final day will be Oct. 28, a DOT spokesperson told Overdrive. Until President Trump nominates a replacement and he or she can be confirmed by the Senate, FMCSAâs Deputy Administrator Jim Mullen is expected to act as interim administrator, a DOT official said.
October 10, 2019
Business
Report: Plan to overhaul CSA scoring faces major hurdles
FMCSAâs plan to rework its Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety scoring program overall is sound, but potential major challenges could impede the agencyâs ability to implement its plan and to shore up CSAâs ability to accurately assess carriersâ safety performance.
September 27, 2019
Business
House opens probe into DOT boss Chao over alleged ethical violations
News reports from earlier this year contend that Chao has used her position to benefit her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and her familyâs maritime shipping business, the Foremost Group. She also allegedly failed to divest shares from a holding company that receives roads contract from the DOT.
September 17, 2019
Voices
Not âengaged to waitâ while in the sleeper? Readers respond to federal labor opinion on driver compensation
More readers than not agreed with commenter Jason McCarter that, âif you are in your truck at any time, you should be paid,â even if off-duty in the sleeper. Find other views, including those contrary, in this round-up of voices with poll results about sleeper time and pay for employee drivers.
August 8, 2019
Business
Fines for trucking regs violations increased
The DOT, in order to find the 2019 adjustment amount, had to multiply the penalty amount by the percentage change between the October 2018 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the October 2017 CPI-U, which this year was 1.02522.
July 30, 2019
Business
Senate bill would force DOT to institute speed limiter mandate, set 65 mph limit
Due to Executive Orders signed by President Trump in his first days in office, DOTâs Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration tabled a rulemaking that sought to institute a speed limiter mandate. The agency was scheduled to publish a proposed rule in September 2017, but has since moved the rulemaking to a long-term agenda item.
July 1, 2019
Business
Scrutiny mounts against DOT Secretary Chao over charges of ethical violations
Alleged abuses of power by Chao include improperly steering grant money, not divesting from a materials supplier that competes for roads projects and organizing meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials to benefit a maritime shipping company owned by her family.
June 12, 2019
Hours of Service
FMCSA denies reports that hours of service rule has cleared White House review
FMCSA officials have confirmed that a proposal to reform hours of service regulations remains under review by the White Houseâs Office of Management and Budget. OMB must clear the rule before it is published and before details of the proposed reforms are made public.
April 2, 2019
Hours of Service
Itâs official: DOT intends to propose hours of service reforms
The U.S. Department of Transportation intends to propose a rule that would change federal hours of service regulations for truck drivers, said Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Friday. However, since the rule is still under review, Chao said she could not provide any specifics as to whatâs in the rule or when it will be published.
March 29, 2019
Business
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao to provide trucking regs update Friday at MATS
A statement from MATS said Chao will provide an update on the Department of Transportationâs efforts on safety, infrastructure, truck parking, and reducing trucking regulations. She is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. in Conference Room B-101.
March 26, 2019
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